“I heard about other internships where you only made copies and you weren’t really learning or involved in actual day-to-day audit work. Deloitte wasn’t like that. The people I worked with — the way they talked about their work, the way they were constantly learning, and always doing something different — it was interesting to me. One of the best parts was that the teams we worked with were really great. It was clear that several people on the teams were really good friends, and I thought this was an environment I would want to work in.” — Jenna Blasdel, St. Louis

“I was only nine years old when 9/11 happened, and after that I was very scared for my father. We are Sikh so he wears a turban. People would yell when we went down the street and say ignorant things. I was constantly afraid. I think that being able to get over that and being OK with being different helped make me who I am today.” — Amrit Bhinder, New York